HUDDERSFIELD Racer Tom Sykes will be hoping to make an impression on ‘home’ soil as the FIM Superbike World Championship heads to Silverstone this weekend.
The Kawasaki Racing Team rider in one of Britain’s six World Superbike riders who are counting down to the race, where they will go head-to-head with some of the best riders in the world backed by a passionate and partisan crowd.
The Brits put on a fantastic show at Silverstone last year, with all-British podiums and a double-victory for Cal Crutchlow in the two Superbike races, and expectations will be high for a repeat of last year’s success.
With plenty of overtaking guaranteed, Silverstone’s fast and flowing Grand Prix circuit is loved by the riders and Sykes, who secured pole position three rounds ago in Misano, will be keen to replicate that kind of pace around Silverstone’s high-speed circuit.
Sykes said: “I’m really looking forward to riding in front of home support at Silverstone, especially with the new Silverstone Wing pit and paddock complex.
“I have to admit it will be strange riding over the old start-finish straight and not seeing my pit board hanging over the wall, but from what I have seen the new facilities look brilliant.”
